Girls track athletes qualify for state meet

For the third time, Cicero-North Sryacuse’s Bragman Stadium will play host to the best track athletes in New York during this weekend’s state championship meet.

And many top performers from Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool will be in the field, after their work during last week’s Section III state qualifier at the same CNS facility.

Jasmine Thompson rolled to a victory in the Division I (large school) pentathlon, earning 2,816 points, while Liverpool’s Harmony Cross took third with 2,645 points.

Lindsay Raulli beat all Division I rivals in the 2,000-meter steeplechase in 7:26.72, with Liverpool’s Brigid Heenan second (7:31.63) and Schuyler Cary giving the Northstars a fourth-place finish in

Marissa Colburn (4:53.55) and Nicole Watterud (4:53.78) were third and fourth, respectively, in the Division I 3,000-meter run. Chelsea Davidson took fifth in the 400 hurdles in 1:12.66. Valerie Langevin landed in fourth in the discus with a toss of 112 feet and also took fifth in the shot put.

Trina Bills gave Liverpool a Division I victory in the 800-meter run with her time of 2:21.88, with Miranda McConnell third in 2:30.76. In between, CNS’s Nicole Campagna got second place in 2:23.12. Colburn, Waterrud, Campagna and Nicole Gillette took second in the 4×800 relay in 9:48.05 as Fayetteville-Manlius (9:27.30) prevailed.

The Warriors won its qualifying heat in the 4×100 relay with 50.12 seconds, the fastest time, but got knocked out of the final due to a bad pass of the baton. In the 4×400, Bills, Chrissy Scalisi, Skye Borasky and Rachel Putman finished second in 4:04.85.